UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Lithuania vs Estonia, Group Stage 2016

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
  • 76': Saulius Mikoliunas
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1 - 0
  • Red Card 86': Ken Kallaste

Saulius Mikoliunas goal sees Lithuania past Estonia

Saulius Mikoliunas scored the only goal of the game as Lithuania defeated Estonia 1-0 in Euro 2016 qualifying Group E on Thursday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Game on!
  • 1': Throw-in: Ken Kallaste takes it (Attacking)
  • 2': Throw-in: Ken Kallaste takes it (Defending)
  • 2': Arvydas Novikovas commits a foul on Ken Kallaste resulting on a free kick for Estonia
  • 3': Ken Kallaste takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 3': Throw-in: Ken Kallaste takes it (Attacking)
  • 3': Ilja Antonov hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 4': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a long goal kick
  • 5': Martin Vunk commits a foul on Egidijus Vaitkunas resulting on a free kick for Lithuania
  • 5': Georgas Freidgeimas takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 6': Throw-in: Henri Anier takes it (Attacking)
  • 7': Throw-in: Sergei Zeniov takes it (Attacking)
  • 8': Throw-in: Ken Kallaste takes it (Attacking)
  • 8': Throw-in: Sergei Pareiko takes it (Attacking)
  • 9': Throw-in: Vytautas Andriuskevicius takes it (Attacking)
  • 10': Sergei Zeniov hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: open play
  • 11': Ilja Antonov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 11': Arvydas Novikovas clears the ball from danger.
  • 11': Joel Lindpere takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 11': Arvydas Novikovas clears the ball from danger.
  • 12': Throw-in: Henri Anier takes it (Attacking)
  • 14': Throw-in: Ken Kallaste takes it (Attacking)
  • 14': Mindaugas Panka commits a foul on Sergei Zeniov resulting on a free kick for Estonia
  • 14': Sergei Zeniov takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 15': Ilja Antonov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: save
  • 16': Giedrius Arlauskis makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 17': Throw-in: Arvydas Novikovas takes it (Attacking)
  • 18': Throw-in: Enar Jaager takes it (Defending)
  • 19': Throw-in: Tadas Kijanskas takes it (Attacking)
  • 19': Tadas Kijanskas crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 19': Ragnar Klavan clears the ball from danger.
  • 20': Throw-in: Arvydas Novikovas takes it (Attacking)
  • 20': Arvydas Novikovas hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 21': Sergei Pareiko takes a long goal kick
  • 22': Throw-in: Vytautas Andriuskevicius takes it (Attacking)
  • 22': Arvydas Novikovas takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
  • 23': Karol Mets clears the ball from danger.
  • 26': Egidijus Vaitkunas commits a foul on Karol Mets resulting on a free kick for Estonia
  • 26': Alo Barengrub takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 28': Throw-in: Ken Kallaste takes it (Defending)
  • 29': Throw-in: Ken Kallaste takes it (Defending)
  • 30': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a long goal kick
  • 33': Sergei Zeniov commits a foul on Tadas Kijanskas resulting on a free kick for Lithuania
  • 33': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 33': Sergei Zeniov is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 34': Arvydas Novikovas takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 35': Throw-in: Enar Jaager takes it (Defending)
  • 36': Throw-in: Enar Jaager takes it (Attacking)
  • 36': Throw-in: Enar Jaager takes it (Attacking)
  • 37': Ilja Antonov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play
  • 38': Throw-in: Ken Kallaste takes it (Defending)
  • 38': Throw-in: Egidijus Vaitkunas takes it (Attacking)
  • 39': Arvydas Novikovas hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 39': Sergei Pareiko makes a very good save (Parry)
  • 40': Gediminas Vicius commits a foul on Joel Lindpere resulting on a free kick for Estonia
  • 41': Alo Barengrub takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 43': Deividas Matulevicius hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save
  • 44': Sergei Pareiko makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 44': Ilja Antonov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the out of play, resulting in: out of play
  • 45': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a long goal kick
  • 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
  • 45'+1': Throw-in: Ken Kallaste takes it (Attacking)
  • 45': The second half is under way
  • 47': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a long goal kick
  • 48': Throw-in: Enar Jaager takes it (Defending)
  • 48': Throw-in: Egidijus Vaitkunas takes it (Attacking)
  • 49': Arvydas Novikovas takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: out of play
  • 50': Sergei Pareiko takes a long goal kick
  • 50': Throw-in: Enar Jaager takes it (Attacking)
  • 51': Throw-in: Enar Jaager takes it (Attacking)
  • 51': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a long goal kick
  • 52': Sergei Zeniov commits a foul on Deividas Matulevicius resulting on a free kick for Lithuania
  • 52': Deividas Matulevicius takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
  • 53': Offside called on Henri Anier
  • 54': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 54': Throw-in: Deividas Matulevicius takes it (Defending)
  • 55': Throw-in: Egidijus Vaitkunas takes it (Defending)
  • 57': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a long goal kick
  • 57': Deividas Matulevicius commits a foul on Enar Jaager resulting on a free kick for Estonia
  • 57': Joel Lindpere takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
  • 59': Martin Vunk hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 59': Giedrius Arlauskis makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 59': Throw-in: Egidijus Vaitkunas takes it (Attacking)
  • 60': Offside called on Henri Anier
  • 60': Giedrius Arlauskis takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 61': Vytautas Andriuskevicius commits a foul on Sergei Zeniov resulting on a free kick for Estonia
  • 61': Joel Lindpere takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
  • 61': Vytautas Andriuskevicius is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 63': Lithuania makes a sub: Saulius Mikoliunas enters for Mindaugas Kalonas. Reason: Tactical
  • 64': Ken Kallaste commits a foul on Arvydas Novikovas resulting on a free kick for Lithuania
  • 64': Arvydas Novikovas takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
  • 64': Ken Kallaste is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 64': Estonia makes a sub: Henrik Ojamaa enters for Sergei Zeniov. Reason: Tactical
  • 65': Offside called on Henri Anier
  • 65': Giedrius Arlauskis takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 67': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a long goal kick
  • 68': Throw-in: Ken Kallaste takes it (Defending)
  • 69': Throw-in: Ken Kallaste takes it (Attacking)
  • 73': Throw-in: Vytautas Andriuskevicius takes it (Attacking)
  • 74': Throw-in: Vytautas Andriuskevicius takes it (Attacking)
  • 75': Fedor Cernych hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 75': Sergei Pareiko makes a very good save (Parry)
  • 75': Arvydas Novikovas takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 76': Saulius Mikoliunas hits a good header. Outcome: goal
  • 76': Goal!! Saulius Mikoliunas hits a very good header to the lower right corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Lithuania now leads 1 - 0
  • 76': That last goal was assisted by Deividas Matulevicius (Pass from Left Penalty Area)
  • 77': Estonia makes a sub: Konstantin Vassiljev enters for Joel Lindpere. Reason: Tactical
  • 80': Estonia makes a sub: Ats Purje enters for Martin Vunk. Reason: Tactical
  • 83': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a long goal kick
  • 85': Konstantin Vassiljev takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: save
  • 85': Giedrius Arlauskis makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 86': Ken Kallaste commits a foul on Arvydas Novikovas resulting on a free kick for Lithuania
  • 86': Arvydas Novikovas takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
  • 86': Ken Kallaste has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: second bookable offence
  • 87': Egidijus Vaitkunas commits a foul on Karol Mets resulting on a free kick for Estonia
  • 87': Karol Mets takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 87': Egidijus Vaitkunas is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 89': Ats Purje hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 89': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a long goal kick
  • 90': Lithuania makes a sub: Ricardas Beniusis enters for Deividas Matulevicius. Reason: Tactical
  • 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  • 90': End of the game
  • 90'+2': Ats Purje hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 90'+2': Giedrius Arlauskis takes a long goal kick
  • 90'+3': Fedor Cernych commits a foul on Enar Jaager resulting on a free kick for Estonia
  • 90'+4': Konstantin Vassiljev takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play

Statistics

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5 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
39 Possession 61
5 SHOTS 5
1 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 1
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
2 Clearances 2

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Zalgiris Stadium
Location: , Lithuania
Attendance: 4,800

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# TEAM GP GD PTS
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2 Czechia 8 +6 15
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4 Moldova 8 -3 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

LTU Lithuania

No. Name
1 Giedrius Arlauskis (GK)
8 Egidijus Vaitkunas Yellow Card
3 Georgas Freidgeimas
4 Tadas Kijanskas
23 Vytautas Andriuskevicius Yellow Card
11 Arvydas Novikovas
2 Gediminas Vicius
18 Mindaugas Panka
10 Mindaugas Kalonas
22 Fedor Cernych
9 Deividas Matulevicius

EST Estonia

No. Name
1 Sergei Pareiko (GK)
19 Ken Kallaste Yellow Card
15 Ragnar Klavan
3 Alo Barengrub
17 Enar Jääger
18 Karol Mets
16 Ilja Antonov
13 Martin Vunk
2 Joel Lindpere
10 Sergei Zenjov Yellow Card
8 Henri Anier

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